64.9% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Exeter · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Exeter
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Exeter hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the fact that 64.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas. At 64.9%, this is well above both the New South Wales figure and the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Exeter, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 36.3%, which is far above the national average of 26.3%. This puts Exeter among the highest areas for university qualifications.
36.3% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Exeter, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents include management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per child than most similar places, with two primary schools within 3km. These government-run primary schools are smaller than the usual school size.
5.38
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
124
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Exeter
2 schools — 248 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Exeter Public School, Exeter | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| Bundanoon Public School, Bundanoon | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 125 | 1,036 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Exeter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11478/exeter/topic/education